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W. R. & E. N. MURRAY. IRONING TABLE.

No. 595,126. Patented Dec. 7, 1897.

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UNTTED STATES WILLIAM R. MURRAY AND EDWARD NICOL MURRAY, OF PARRAMATTA,

PATENT OFFICE.

NElV SOUTH WALES.

lRONlNG-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,126, dated. December 7, 1897.

(No model.)

Patented in New fiouth Wales October 16, 1896, No.

6,973 in Queensland November 6, 1896, No. 3,613,- in Victoria November 16, 1896, No, 13,699, and in England December 23,

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, l/VILLIAM R. MURRAY and EDWARD NrooL MURRAY, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, and residents of Parramatta, New South VVales,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tables for Ironing and other Similar Purposes, (for which we have obtained Letters Patent in New South \Vales October 16, 1896, No. 6,973; in Victoria November 16, 1896, No. 13,699; in Queensland November 6, 1896, No. 3,613, andin England December23,1896,No.29,593,) of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is a table convertible for use either as an ironing-board or as an ordinary kitchen-table.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of our invention, while the claim defines the actual scope of the invention.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawin s, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a section of the invention on the line 1 1 of Fig. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the invention adapted as an ironing-board. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the invention adapted as a kitchen-table, and Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The table has four legs 5, rigidly joined at the top and bottom by rails 6. The lower rails 6 support a horizontal leaf 7, and the upper rails 6 carry a rectangular ledge 8, forming part of the top of the table.

The two end rails of the upper set of rails 6 are provided each with a cleat 9, the cleats being located, respectively, at the upper inner corners of the bars and serving to support a leaf 10, that forms the top of the table when it is used as an ordinary kitchen-table. The leaf 10 has pins 11, which pins project into openings formed in the cleats 9. The

leaf 10 has a bail12 let into its upper surface and by which bail the leaf may be manipulated.

\Vhen the table is to be converted into an ironing-table, the leaf 10 is removed. To take the place of the leaf 10, two transverselyextending flattened bars 13 and a leaf 14 are provided. The bars 13 are provided with pins 15, adapted to fit into the openings in the cleats 9. The leaf 14 is hinged to one of the bars 13 and extends across to the other bar, which bar the leaf 14 loosely engages by means of a strip 16, secured to the leaf 14 and overhanging the adjacent bar 13. The leaf 14 may be freely lifted, as the dotted lines in Fig. 1 indicate, so as to place articles of apparel around the leaf, which is necessary in the use of the invention as an ironing-table.

When the leaf 14 is not in use, it may be placed upon the support provided by the leaf or platform 7, and when the leaf 10 is not in use it, as the leaf 14, may be placed upon the support 7.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A table having four legs, bars rigidly joining the legs with each other, a rectangular ledge supported at the upper portions of the legs and forming part of the top of the table, two cleats secured respectively at the ends of the ledge and in the space inclosed thereby, two bars respectively rested on the cleats, and a leaf hinged to one bar and bearing down on the other bar whereby the leaf is held raised above the ledge and whereby said leaf may serve as an ironing-board.

Dated this 21st day of December, 1896.

W. R. MURRAY. E. NIOOL MURRAY.

Witnesses:

J AMES MCKENZIE, L. P. GRIFFITHS. 

